Kimura Motoo Award is given to four evolutionary biologists
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Kimura Motoo Foundation, we have created the Kimura Motoo Award. The executive committee has selected the most outstanding scientist, as a recipient, from each of four research fields of evolutionary biology; population genetics, molecular phylogeny, molecular evolution and evolutionary genomics, and human evolution. After careful screening and intense discussion, the committee finally has chosen the following four recipients.
-Molecular Evolution and Evolutionary Genomics-
Dr. Giorgio Bernardi
Visiting Professor, Roma Tre University, Italy
- Population Genetics-
Dr. Montgomery Slatkin
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, USA
-Human Evolution-
Dr. Marcus W. Feldman
Burnet C. and Mildred Finley Wohlford Professor of Biology
Department of Biology, Stanford University, USA
-Molecular Phylogeny-
Dr. Desmond Higgins
Professor of Bioinformatics, School of Medicine & Medical Science,
UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, Ireland